Obama: Canceled policies can be kept

11:13 PM,
Nov. 14, 2013

Written by

David Jackson
| USA Today

President Barack Obama said Thursday that Americans can keep canceled health insurance policies for a year as companies and consumers adjust to the new demands of the health care law.

"Americans whose plans have been canceled can choose to re-enroll," the president said during a White House news conference.

In the coming weeks, insurance companies must also notify customers of what those policies lack, and of options consumers have for better coverage under the new law, Obama said. He said: "This fix won't solve every problem, but it will help a lot of people." ...